Avoid These Lipstick Mistakes That Make You Look Older

If you wore dark, vampy lipstick for the majority of your life, it may not be doing you any favors now that you’re older, especially if your complexion is on the lighter side. “Wearing darker lipstick far outside your skin tone range can also make you look more mature,” says Nyane. 

Although she points out that it can still serve an interesting look during appropriate occasions, it may be better to default to a lighter shade like Revlon’s Fire and Ice, or a classic matte red like MAC’s Ruby Woo. “To be safe don’t go darker than one or two shades of your natural lip color,” says Nyane. 

Not only should you be skipping the dark lipstick if you want to maintain your youthful appearance, but the dark lip liner needs to go too. “If [the lip liner] is too dark and especially when paired with a very light lip color it can make you look significantly older,” says Nyane. While a dark shade of lip liner can enhance your look in photos, it’s going to add years to your appearance in real life, she adds. So unless the paparazzi are constantly in your face, keep your lip liner and your lipstick on the lighter side and lean into this new stage of your life.